Name: Cranberry Orange Sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 2 cups
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 bag cranberries; 0.667 cup orange juice and or the orange pulp; 0.333 cup sugar; 1 cinnamon stick

Most cranberry sauces call for a cup of sugar for each bag of cranberries. It makes my teeth feel like they are going to rot just thinking about it. Granted, cranberries are uber sour, so they do need something to sweeten them up, but orange juice does the trick brightening it up. Adding oranges and orange juice to add not only citrus flavor, but also their natural sugars.

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35 m

American

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Cranberry Orange Sauce

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Ingredients

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Cranberry Orange Sauce

1 bag cranberrieswashed and bruised cranberries discarded

⅔ cup orange juice and or the orange pulpremoving the seeds and sections between the pulp

⅓ cup sugar

1 cinnamon stick

Instructions

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Instructions

Place all the ingredients in a saucepan and bring to a boil.

When they reach a boil, turn the heat to a simmer and cook for 10-15 minutes or until the berries start to pop.

Turn off heat and cool. Remove the cinnamon stick.

Serve warm or chilled.

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Tips & Tricks (5)

Bloom Your Cinnamon Stick 🌟
Toast the cinnamon stick in the pot for 30 seconds before adding other ingredients to unlock its essential oils and deepen its warm spice flavor throughout the sauce.
Fresh Orange Zest Timing ✨
Reserve fresh orange zest and stir it in during the last 2 minutes of cooking to preserve its bright, aromatic qualities without letting volatile oils dissipate from prolonged heat.
Strain Pulp for Elegance 🧡
For a refined, silky sauce, strain through a fine mesh sieve after cooking to remove cranberry skins while keeping the natural pectin and body that provides perfect consistency.
Reduce Juice Separately 💧
Pre-reduce your orange juice by half before adding to concentrate its natural sugars and citrus intensity, allowing you to use less total sugar while maximizing flavor complexity.
Gel Test for Perfect Set 🥄
Place a spoonful on a cold plate—when it wrinkles slightly under your finger, the sauce has reached optimal pectin gel stage and will thicken beautifully as it cools.